Definition of "droplet" [drop•let]

• A tiny drop. (noun)

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• "In the first stage of condensation a droplet is always formed round a nucleus."
• "Melanie Little on The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History by Katherine Ashenburg: Rather than strangle the meaning from her anecdotes and examples the way my grandmother could wring every last droplet from a washcloth,"
• "It's what's called droplet spread -- they are large particles in the air."